Hand-telephone support



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. M. KELGH.

Hand Telephone Support.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFrcEO MINNIE KELOH, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAND-TELEPHONE SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,329, dated August17, 1880.

Application filed May 8, 1880.

To all whom. it may concern: A

Be it known that I, MINNIE KELcH, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements inHand-Telephone Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to supports for handtelephones in which thetelephone is permanently supported upon a standard attached to a tableor desk for the convenience of an operator sitting at said table.

My invention has for its object to render such supports adjustable, sothat the tele phone may be readily brought into any position at the willof the operator, thus rendering it possible to apply the telephone tothe car without inconvenience.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and towhich reference is hereinafter made, Figure 1 shows an elevation of ahand-telephone support embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of aportion of the top of said telephone-support. Fig. 3 is an enlargedsection through the arm of said support on line 0 d, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is areduced drawing of the support with telephone attached, and Fig. 5 is aview of a telephonesupport as ordinarily constructed with telephoneattached. I

In these figures similar letters refer to similar parts.

The form of telephonesupport heretofore employed, and shown in Fig. ,5,consists of a rigid standard, S, secured to the operators table, andhaving a telephone, T, attached to its upper extremity. The connectionof the telephone with the supporting-standard is, by means of a rod, r,inserted in a socket in the standard S, and having a joint at a soconstructed as to allow the telephone to be rotated on its support, andalso to swing vertically on its axis a, so that its extremities willdescribe the are shown by the dotted lines in the figure. Thesemovements are somewhat like those of a telescope'on its support, andthey have for their object to bring the telephone within range of theoperators ear. The move ments being very limited, however, theyimperfectly accomplish the desired end, and it is always necessary forthe operator to bend over,

and frequently to turn the head in an awkward (No model.)

position, to reach the instrument. The necessity of assuming thesepositions is very fatiguing to the operatorusually a youngladyespecially as they have to be constantly repeated throughout theday.

My invention has for its object to provide such a support for thetelephone as shall render it possible to bring the instrument quicklyand easily to the car without obliging the operator to take anyfatiguing position.

To this end I make use of the device which I will now proceed todescribe and claim.

In the drawings, 0 represents a metallic collar for clasping thetelephone, as shown in Fig. 4. This collar is rigidly attached to ashort metallic rod, 1', the other end of the rod being inserted in asocket in the block P.

The rod r may be rotated in its socket, and may also be secured at anydesired point in its rotation by means of the thumb-screw t which turnsinto a groove on the rod r. This groove is indicated by the dotted linesat s. The socket-block P slides upon a jointed metallic arm, R R, andmay also be turned upon said arm in a plane at right angles to thelongitudinal axis of the arm. The movements of the socket-block areregulated by the thumbscrew t. The jointed arm R R is composed of twoparts, It and It, these parts being connected by a rule-joint, J, whichallows the part B to be swung laterallyin a plane coinciding with itslongitudinal axis. It may be confined in any desired position by meansof the thumbscrew t The part B of the arm has one extremity bent atright angles to the main arm and inserted into a socket in the fixedwooden or metallic supportingstandard S, which is screwed or otherwisefastened to the operators table. The bent portion of the arm R ismovable vertically in the socket in the standard S, and may also berotated in said socket, its movements being regulated by the thumbscrew15.

In order that this thumb-screw i may obtain the desired hold upon thearm and rigidly secure it in the required position the arm is providedwith three grooves, 1 2 3, Fig. 3, into which the thumb-screw t isadapted to turn whenever the arm is rotated in the socket, so as tobring either of said grooves opposite the thumb-screw. By means of thesegrooves a firmer hold may be secured on the arm, and the tendency toslip out of position, which might occur it the screw simply turnedagainst the surface of the arm, is prevented.

My improved telephone-support just de scribed may be adjusted asfollows: The arm R B may be raised vertically in the socket in thestandard S, or may be rotated in said socket. By means of the joint Jthe part R may be swung laterally. The socket-block P may be moved toany desired point on the part B of the arm, or may be rotated on saidpart B. The rod r, carrying the telephone, which is attached to it bymeans of the collar 0, may be rotated within the socket in the block 1.These adjustments are all regulated, and the parts of the apparatus maybe fixed in any at the positionsmentioned bymeansot'the thumbscrews t tf F.

It will readily be seen that a telephone-support constructed asdescribed presents great advantages over the form ordinarily employed.

The various adjustments possible by my improved t'orm of constructionpermit the telephone to be arranged at any desired height above thetable, and by a simple movement of the operators hand the instrument maybe swung in any direction and brought to the ear with great facility,and without the necessity of bending over or turning the head.

It is obvious that the end attained by my invention is one of greatvalue in the use of the telephone, as by its employment the distressingfatigue incident to the use of the crude supports heretofore employedmay be entirely avoided.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. An adjustablesupport for hand -te1ephones, consisting, of a jointed arm having a bentend inserted in a socket on a fixed standard, and adapted to be rotatedor adjusted vertically in said socket, and means, substantially asdescribed, for connecting the arm with a telephone.

2. The combination of the fixed standard S, the jointed arm R R, and themovable socketblock I, connected with a telephone, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. In an adjustable support for hand-telephones, the combination of amovable socketbloek connected with a telephone and a jointed armattached to a fixed standard, substantially in the manner and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing, witnesses.

MINNIE KELGH.

Witnesses:

A. 1']. DENISON, I). It. lnoc'ron.

